Wilfrido Vargas in intensive care with pneumonia and flu

Dominican musician Wilfrido Vargas, 73, lives in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Corazones Unidos clinic in the center of the Dominican capital. The award-winning merengue player returned to his home country on Monday after completing artistic commitments in Puerto Rico, the release noted, adding that Vargas developed flu symptoms during the trip.

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“Vilfredo Vargas reports that the teacher was admitted to a medical center on Wednesday morning with pneumonia and influenza A, so the medical team that admitted him decided to admit him to the intensive care unit until Thursday , in order to receive relevant attention,” said a statement on his official Instagram account.

The statement added that this Wednesday, Vargas had to be assisted by his staff and his representative Huasca Henriquez, who, like the Dominican Melengro, was affected by the influenza virus, although Symptoms are mild. The artist achieved great success during his long merengue career and he contributed to the internationalization of this rhythm.

The Dominican also admitted in an interview with the Observer that he suffered from depression during the publication of his book “Me volviste loco, Wilfrido” in 2018: “It is a sincere book but still important, When people who read it say, “You’re a funny imposter, you’ve been fooling us! ” Because instead of being amused, I was frustrated.”

“African”, “Dance of the Dogs”, “Gardener”, “Funny Man” or “Volveré” are some of the most popular songs played by the Vargas Orchestra, which in the early 1970s began his career. last century.

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